Air Bag Development and Performance-New Perspectives from Industry, Government, and - Hardcover

Kent, Richard W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0768011191 ISBN 13: 9780768011197

Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers, 2003

Synopsis

Reprints 51 papers on the history, development, and performance of air bags in automobiles. The collection reviews federal air bag legislation, the laboratory performance of air bags for occupant restraint and reducing occupant injury, and the field performance of air bags. Topics include sensor requirements and expected benefits of predictive crash sensing, the effect of limiting shoulder belt load, thoracic response and trauma of out-of-position drivers, and injury risks in cars with different air bag deployment rates. Five opening chapters by the editors focus on the perspective of U.S. manufacturers, European industry, the U.S. government, and academia. Some black and white photographs are provided. There is no index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Edition details

• Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0768011191
• ISBN 13: 9780768011197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 860